FOR THE BARKING
Communicate with your dog: a new book called 277 Secrets Your Dog Wants You To Know has just been published by Airlift Books (0181 443 5333). Topics covered include the advisability of Prozac for dogs, and how to teach them to sing. Meanwhile, modelled attractively in the current issue of Dogs Today by Sally, the magazine's office dog, are Mikki Products new hygenic pet pants. Gosh. Supply details: 01582 493568. For more canine capers, why not subscribe? Tel: 01276 858880.
WHEELING DEALING
Responsible rollerbladers who want to invest in all the padded gear can contact the Britain In-Line Skating Association (BISA) for details of suppliers, and also qualified instructors - expect to pay around pounds 15 an hour for tuition. BISA, Suite 479, 2 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3DQ (tel 0171 384 2233). In-Line skating? Yup, because the little wheels on the skates are arranged in a line.
FOOT NOTES
After a season crammed sockless into sweaty trainers and jelly shoes, your feet are probably overjoyed that it's autumn. Morphy Richards have just launched a new foot spa, to bubble-massage away the after-effects of summer pavements. The Peduzzi, as in jacuzzi for feet, is pounds 39.99 from electrical retailers. And how have we managed so long without a roll- on anti-perspirant deodorant especially for feet? Neat Feet is available from Boots plus other leading chemists and supermarkets, pounds 5.99.
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